Module 1 重难点解析1. What are the main differences between Junior High school and Senior High school?初中和高中的主要不同是什么？difference 可用作可数名词亦可用作不可数名词，常与介词between 连用，表两者间的不同。
典例：初中和高中的主要不同是什么？It's hard to see many differences between the two parties.很难看出两党之间有多少不同。
（两党之间并没有很多差异。
）What is the difference between American food and Chinese food?中国食物与美国食物有什么不同？There is not much difference in price. 在价格上没有太大差异。
拓展：different 形容词different from 与…… 不同；different in 在某方面不同典例：The two boys are very different from each. 这两个男孩有很大不同。
Our bags are different in color. 我们的书包颜色不同。
反馈练习：1. ----- Can you see any differences __________________( 这两幅画之间)?-----Yes, I can see __________________________{ 有两点不同}.2. The color of her skirt is different _____ that of mine.A. inB. withC. betweenD. from答案：1. between the two pictures; there are two differences2. D2. Are Senior High teachers similar to Junior High teachers?高中的老师与初中老师相似吗？similar 形容词相似的, 类似的表与…… 相似时，常与介词to 搭配。
典例：We have similar tastes in music. 我们在音乐上有相似的爱好。
They are all similar. 他们都类似。
My opinions on the matter are similar to Mary's. 我在这件事上的观点与玛丽相似。
拓展：1. be similar to 与be different from 构成反义词组2 similarity [U ；C] 相似之处反馈练习：1 ．____________________________________这本书和那本书相似。
答案：This book is similar to that one3. The teachers are very enthusiastic and friendly and the classrooms are amazing.老师们很热情友好，教室也（好的）令人惊奇。
（1 ）enthusiastic 热心的；热情的；感兴趣的表示对某事热心，感兴趣时常与about 连用.典例：The football star got an enthusiastic reception. 那位足球明星受到了热情的招待。
All teachers in our school are enthusiastic. 我们学校所有的老师都很热情。
Xiaoming is very enthusiastic about the concert. 小明对这场音乐会很感兴趣。
（2 ）friendly 友好的表对某人友好时通常与to 连用典例：My classmates are all very friendly. 我的同学都很友好。
There was a friendly smile on her face. 她脸上挂着友好的微笑。
People in Qingdao are always friendly to visitors. 青岛人对游客很友好。
（3 ）amazing 形容词（好到）令人惊奇的；令人吃惊的；难以相信的典例：He is an amazing player to watch. 他是一个（好的）让人惊奇的运动员。
Something amazing happened last night. 昨天晚上发生一件令人惊奇的事情。
反馈练习：1 ．____________________________________汤姆给我们讲了很多令人难以置信的故事。
答案：Tom told us a lot of amazing stories.4. The teacher is a very enthusiastic woman called Ms Shen.老师是一个非常热情的姓申的女士。
called 在此处为过去分词作定语，修饰the woman ；同named; 可译为“被称/ 叫做…… ；名叫…… ”典例：A girl named Wangping won the game. 一个叫王萍的女孩赢了比赛。
Do you know a person named John Wilson? 你知道一个叫约翰。
威尔逊的人吗？反馈练习：____________________________________他们有一个叫朋朋的三岁的儿子。
答案：They have a three-year-old son called Pengpeng.5. We are using a new textbook and Ms Shen's method is nothing like that of the teachers at my Junior High school.我们用新的教科书，而且申老师的教学方法和我们初中老师的一点也不同。
nothing like（1 ）。
一点儿也不像典例：He is nothing like his brother. 他和他的弟弟一点也不像。
Your mobile phone is nothing like mine. 你的手机和我的一点也不像。
（2 ）.没有比某事更好的了典例：There is nothing like a hot bath after a day's work.一天工作之后，没什么比洗个热水澡更舒服的了。
There is nothing like music when you are tired. 当你疲劳的时候，没有什么比音乐更好的了。
that 可用来代替前面提到的物体，避免重复。
( 注意，当指代物为复数名词时，用those) 典例：The climate of Beijing is quite different from that of Qingdao.北京的气候与青岛（的气候）有很大不同。
The size of my shoes is larger than that of yours. 我的鞋的号码比你的大。
反馈练习：1; ____________________________________His way of life is nothing like his father's.2; ______________________________________.我家乡的建筑和北京的一点也不同。
答案：1; 他的生活方式和他父亲的一点也不同。
2; The buildings in my village are nothing like those in Beijing.6 ．And we have fun. 我们很开心。
fun 不可数名词乐趣；玩笑；娱乐（在美语中有时可用作形容词，表“有趣的”）典例：What fun it is to do sth! 做某事是多么快乐的事啊！What fun it is to visit Suzhou gardens! 参观苏州园林是多么令人开心的事啊！---We are going to have a party. 我们计划开一个晚会。
---Have fun! 玩的开心一点。
We do this in a fun way. 我们以一种有趣的方式反馈练习：1：______________________________________.每天学习一些新东西是多么快乐的事啊！答案：What fun it is to learn something new every day!7. In other words, there are three times as many girls as boys.换句话说，女生是男生的三倍。
（1 ）. in other words 换句话说I don't want to leave you here. In other words, I want you to runaway with us too.我不想让你留在这儿。
换句话说，我想让你和我们一起逃走。
拓展：that is to say 也就是说in a word 总之；总起来说（2 ）倍数表达法表示A 是B 的几倍时，可用下列几种方法表达①A+ B + 倍数+ as B典例：There are half as many students in this school as in that one.这所学校的学生数是那所学校的一半。
The husband is twice as old as the wife. 丈夫年龄是妻子的两倍。
②A + B + 倍数…than B典例：The population in this town is three times more than it was in 1980.这个小镇的人口是它在1980年时的三倍。
The laptop is three times more expensive than that desktop.这台手提电脑比那台台式电脑贵三倍。
③A + be + 倍数+ the size/length/height/width…of B典例：Our school is three times the size of yours.我们的学校面积是你们学校的三倍。
反馈练习：1：______________________________________.---------这所房子（面积）是那所的两倍大。